Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · North Carolina
Powerhouse Recycling
Salisbury, NC · ~135 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Powerhouse Recycling runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Powerhouse Recycling: 6.1 TCR = 279% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Powerhouse Recycling safety composite
Powerhouse Recycling scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Powerhouse Recycling: 6.6 → 7.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2024
Powerhouse Recycling's TCR rose 1.0 from 6.6 in 2017 to 7.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Salisbury, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 279% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #30/37
- PHOTO Oregon Beverage Recy…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative - Eugene (0.0 TCR gap)
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Powerhouse Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Powerhouse Recycling
6.1 TCR
- Oregon Beverag
Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative - Eugene
6.1 TCR
- Columbus Recyc
Columbus Recycling
6.1 TCR
- R&M Recycling
R&M Recycling Inc
6.1 TCR
- Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain Recycling Inc
6.1 TCR
What this shows Powerhouse Recycling averages 6.1 TCR (279% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Powerhouse Recycling TCR series: 2017=6.6 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=7.6 · BLS 2.2
Where Powerhouse Recycling falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 37 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in North Carolina.
Powerhouse Recycling has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NC · Salisbury
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 180 employers in Salisbury, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative - Eugene | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus Recycling | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R&M Recycling Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rocky Mountain Recycling Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Edifice LLC | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TCCo-CAR | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pure Power Contractors, LLC | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South-Fair Electric | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSCEXC | 1,314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rowan County Government | 1,151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLT1 | 973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ResMed Moreno Valley | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Communities-Maintenance | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select 1 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trustbridge, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Scotch Plywood Company Beatrice Division | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-State Tank Co., Inc. | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbus West School | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O&M - San Luis Field Division | 135 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.